Course Title: Work within organisation and government structures to enable community development outcomes

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5247

Course Title: Work within organisation and government structures to enable community development outcomes

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 95.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

POLI5033C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban & Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2012,
Term2 2012

Course Contact: Anthony Graham

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254411

Course Contact Email: anthony.graham@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work within community and government structures to enable community development processes.

This unit is intended for application within a community work or community development work context


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Not Applicable



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCD516A Work within organisation and government structures to enable community development outcomes

Elements:

1. Work within the structures and process of the organisation

2. Assess extent to which organisation supports community development work

3 Utilise all levels of government for community development activities and projects

4. Maintain the profile of community development work within the organisation

5. Maintain management support for community development activities and projects


Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit the student will achieve and demonstrate competency in the following skills:

1. Work within the structures and process of the organisation
2. Assess extent to which organisation supports community development work
3 Utilise all levels of government for community development activities and projects
4. Maintain the profile of community development work within the organisation
5. Maintain management support for community development activities and projects


Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit will be through a mix of in-class tasks, case studies, workplace based projects, responses to a range of underpinning knowledge questions and the development of an evidence portfolio linked to the unit elements and workplace practice.
An initial upfront assessment will occur with the student that will take into account recognition of current competency and prior learning. Based on this process the student will then have an individual learning plan developed that will highlight the students learning requirements, workshop attendance and assessment tasks to be completed.